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With the use of technology in our lives, lot of our efforts are reduced and tasks are completed with ease. But just as a coin has 2 sides, similarly the advancement in technology is becoming a nuisance for some. To keep a check on the malpractices that happen using technology, many different preventive measures are adopted. Forensics is one such tool which is being used on a large scale and has gained a lot of importance. One such instance is described below.

U.S. government has set up a plan that would require airlines and cruise lines to collect digital fingerprints of all foreigners before they depart the United States. It is expected to start in August 2009.

The plan to track exiting foreign visitors is part of a program known as US-VISIT, an initiative that was promoted in 1996 and launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to use fingerprints and digital photographs to automate the processing of visitors entering and exiting the country.
This program has recorded images and fingerprints of nearly 100 million people entering the country since 2004. It has helped find criminals and deter potential terrorists.

What is worth noting is that many organizations are using the help of forensics to prevent crimes and other malpractices.